Eliza Gkritsi

Eliza Gkritsi is a CoinDesk contributor focused on the intersection of crypto and AI, having previously covered mining for two years. She previously worked at TechNode in Shanghai and has graduated from the London School of Economics, Fudan University, and the University of York. She owns 25 WLD. She tweets as @egreechee.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Buys 10K New Machines for $28M After Discounts, Credits

The company has been taking advantage of opportunities to expand in the bear market.

A bitcoin mining facility in Georgia that uses 95% non-carbon energy (CleanSpark)

Finance

Large Ethereum Miners Look to Cloud Computing, AI Ahead of The Merge

The network's upgrade will do away with the need for bulky and expensive data centers, which the miners are looking to repurpose.

Crypto mining stocks have lost roughly half of their value in the past month. (Sandali Handagama for CoinDesk)

Finance

Poolin, One of the Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools, Suspends Withdrawals From Wallet Service

On Sunday, the mining pool acknowledged having liquidity issues.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Poolin, One of the World's Biggest Bitcoin Mining Pools, Acknowledges Liquidity Issues

Poolin CEO and founder Kevin Pan assured users that funds are safe and said the company might look to debt to solve its liquidity troubles.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Middleman Compass' Georgia Facilities to Close as Energy Prices Soar

The company is offering to move approximately 5,000 machines to Texas.

Compass Mining's booth at Mining Disrupt in Miami in July 2022. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners' Profitability May Narrow as Mining Difficulty Hits Second-Biggest Increase This Year

Bitcoin miners are stepping up production as the weather cools down, so the network automatically adjusted to increase the difficulty of mining a block.

Bitcoin mining machines (Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Poised to Spike by Most Since January Amid Colder Weather

Some analysts are starting to see this as start of a new seasonal trend in bitcoin mining

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Policy

Founder of Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Arrested in Albania

Faruk Fatih Özer disappeared in 2021, taking funds from 400,000 users.

The founder of a Turkish crypto "exit scam" has been arrested in Albania. (Shutterstock)

Policy

The End of the Texas Bitcoin Mining Gold Rush

The new era for mining in the state might look more like a slog than a boom – but it could also be better for the electric grid.

(Pete Alexopoulos/Unsplash)

Finance

Sell-Side Analysts Trim Targets for Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain

Earlier this week, Argo lowered its year-end hashrate outlook from 5 EH/s to 3.2 EH/s.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)